> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://goodoil.news/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Daily News Roundup – 11 December 2020 - URL: https://goodoil.news/daily-news-roundup-11-december-2020/ - Published: 2020-12-10T19:15:00.000Z - Updated: 2020-12-10T18:58:20.000Z - Author: General - Tags: Featured, Media, News, NZ, NZ Politics, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 02:38 **Royal Commission into terrorist attack** Chris Trotter: [The Royal Commission’s recommendations on hate speech will unite the right](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fecf8b7c7e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Paul Moon (Stuff): [Silencing ‘disharmonious speech’ will not be golden](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a5bbfef02a&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Peter Dunne: [NZ’s membership of the Five Eyes club contributed to the intelligence failures of the Christchurch terrorist attack](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a286abb385&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Manch (Stuff): [New Zealand was reluctant to talk about domestic terrorism. A new national security agency may change this](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=63e1dc38be&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Philip Matthews (Stuff): [The difficult goal of social cohesion](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c139352e92&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Maia Hart (Stuff): [Time’s up for GCSB spy base following terror attack report, says longtime protester](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=80d066aaa7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tracy Neal (RNZ): [Ethnic affairs ministry might have averted mosque shootings – group](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8c740036c4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Kerre McIvor (Newstalk ZB): [Where do we go from here after Royal Commission report?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e5b4c31d03&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) 1News: [David Seymour slams Police Commissioner for ‘smarmy’ response to failings which let Christchurch terrorist access firearms](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b5d7eb73de&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Parliament, Government, and election** Matthew Hooton (Herald): [The rise and rise of Act – and why they can hit 10%](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ff4982e398&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) 1News: [Majority of Kiwis support extension to four-year Parliament terms — poll](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b152290205&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Jane Patterson (RNZ): [Jacinda Ardern on the year that was](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=17e07c6a1f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Derek Cheng (Herald): [Revealed: Jacinda Ardern on the Covid year that was, what’s ahead and why the borders are still shut](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a0b44753b1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Newstalk ZB: [‘Never been a year like it’: Robertson reflects on 2020](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=76147c3221&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Richard Harman: [Judith Collins; Challenging climate change policy and having fun](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a7a97c81d5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brent Edwards (NBR): [National worries about ministerial and Treasury oversight of Reserve Bank](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d855ff4000&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) **Economy and work** Heather du Plessis-Allan (Newstalk ZB): [Nothing gained for blaming older generations for modern problems](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=f2d22bc57b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [ANZ chief economist predicts double-digit GDP rebound, but challenges remain](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=aad1d663a3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Catherine Harris (Stuff): [Job ads continue to claw their way back from lockdown lows](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d0c20bc567&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Thomas Coughlan (Stuff): [Employee perks could be axed after Government tax change](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9f5eecbfd0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Editorial: Infratil right to dig its heels in as AustralianSuper swoops](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=bd54403320&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Rebecca Moore (TVNZ): [Campaign to get Kiwis over to Australia to pick fruit ‘desperate’, Horticulture NZ boss says](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c03ca03587&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Government looking at making debit and credit card bank fees fairer](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b4d1284082&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rebecca Stevenson (BusinessDesk): [Supermarket prices: when is ‘co-ordination’ anti-competitive?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=882fda6886&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Rob Stock (Stuff): [Are Kiwis getting a raw deal on sunscreen?](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=d1ec5f4d39&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Tom Pullar-Strecker and Debrin Foxcroft (Stuff): [Countdown posts $20m rise in net profit as watchdog advances its market review](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=13427f13f5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Yvette McCullough (RNZ): [Govt looks to regulate contactless payment fees for retailers](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=edef353062&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Zane Small (Newshub): [Grant Robertson rules out revisiting commercial rent relief as business owner pleads for help](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fd4dba660b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Steven Cowan: [Tears are not enough](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e22c2d565e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Housing** Mathew Gribben (Stuff): [Six-storey apartments could be coming to a bus stop or train station near you](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a28b808dc2&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Brian Fallow (Herald): [A home of your own is a dream worth supporting](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cd1d90244f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Brent Melville (BusinessDesk): [Shy of housing targets, but K?inga Ora still paying top dollar](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=0d250d2742&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Brent Edwards (NBR): [Housing Minister investigates impediments to housing supply](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3901445c5b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Jenée Tibshraeny (Interest): [RBNZ intervention called for to boost building of houses with alternative tenures](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b5961e08d9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Cherie Sivignon (Stuff): [Hidden homeless: Mother fears eviction in Tasman District](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=ced3415de0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Covid** Robin Martin (RNZ): [Covid-19: Bungle allows cargo ship crew to skip isolation protocols](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=696adc8d92&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Emily Brookes and Ripu Bhatia (Stuff): [Government grants border exemption for nearly 90 Netflix film crew members](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=33f6626358&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Derek Cheng (Herald): [Covid 19 coronavirus: No transtasman bubble before February at the earliest](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=08b6bf3a9d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) TVNZ: [Ardern urged to help achieve fair Covid-19 vaccine global distribution](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7d5ca3b02d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Local government** Damian George (Stuff): [Wellington councillor contacts Deputy PM Grant Robertson with concerns over council leadership](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=00e80c05d5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Goff refuses to express confidence in Auckland port boss over safety issues, delays](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b3b0eb544f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Herald: [Wellington water system not working, taskforce concludes after year of woe](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b9979cdf3e&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Joel MacManus (Stuff): [Water metering for Wellington recommended in sweeping council reform](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=79ebdc0cb4&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ruth Hill (RNZ): [Wellington water infrastructure needs major investment – mayoral taskforce](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c16ba9bef6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [Sir Peter Jackson’s WingNut Films believed to have pulled funding from iwi’s Shelly Bay litigation fight](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=444d544fcf&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Mandy Te (Stuff): [Shelly Bay legal fight in doubt after Sir Peter Jackson believed to have pulled $2m funding](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=266d906422&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) M?ni Dunlop (RNZ): [Shelly Bay opponents Mau whenua short $2.2m after losing backer](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e2fd2d6514&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Harry Lock (RNZ): [Wellington Municipal Office Building set to be demolished](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=4e42a1f3a0&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Laura Wiltshire (Stuff): [Wellington’s Municipal Office Building on the chopping block](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=e13ce5c908&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [City councillors signal a return to Wellington’s Civic Square](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=580f7fe9c3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgina Campbell (Herald): [800 residents sign petition to save Wellington’s Mt Victoria heritage](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=3284966901&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Climate change and environment** RNZ: [Freshwater reforms may stifle farm profitability by 83% per year – report](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=947fb06fa9&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Health** Derek Cheng (Herald): [Covid 19 coronavirus: The Government, the Ministry of Health and fixing the ‘dissonance’ between them](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8d8ade5ca6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Libby Wilson (Stuff): [Health system reports serious harm to 975 people in 2020](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9c11f17ca1&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Amy Wiggins (Herald): [Adverse health events: Hundreds harmed in medical care, report shows](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=17b32c2452&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Georgia-May Gilbertson (Herald): [Wairoa: The small town 117km from the nearest dental appointment](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a6941c00fa&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Education** John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Auditor-General warns of potential $53m loss for polytechnics](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=cf0b27b59d&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Gerritsen (RNZ): [Results in maths and science ‘a worrying trend’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=a6be3718f5&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Alwyn Poole (Kiwiblog): [How we are life handicapping kiwi kids from all backgrounds](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fe72a0651f&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) John Anthony (Stuff): [Ministry of Education closes more Discoveries Educare centres for failing to meet standards](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=2b4880bed6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) **Other** Chris Lynch (Herald): [The dangers of police facial recognition software](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=b1ffae0cb7&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Ellen O’Dwyer (Stuff): [Conspiracy theorist at centre of cancelled talk censored by ‘Waikato’s thought police’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=27177ac15b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sam Hurley (Herald): [NZ First Foundation case: Suppression argument moves to High Court after appeal by accused](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=9677141cfe&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Catrin Owen (Stuff): [New Zealand First Foundation case: Name suppression bid heads to High Court](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=8ddb4d8731&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) David Greig (BusinessDesk): [Seven Myths To Test the Minister of Transport](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=93f2a389d6&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) (paywalled) Newstalk ZB: [Eat My Lunch wins contract to provide free school lunches to kids](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=74ad52eb83&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Cecile Meier (Stuff): [Former refugee finds success in NZ after long struggle for a better life](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=fe9e981263&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Benn Bathgate (Stuff): [Prime Minister confident at launch of new Whanau-centred young parents scheme, saying ‘they’ve shown they work’](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=6662e9559b&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) RNZ: [Children’s Commissioner pushes for closure of large care and protection residences](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=c95c85f7c3&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Dan Satherley (Newshub): [The Queen loves hearing ‘the gossip’ from NZ, but doesn’t give any back – Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=7332e561c8&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news) Sarah Templeton (Newshub): [‘Colonial violence in floral polyester’: New Zealand designer Trelise Cooper apologises after backlash for ‘Trail of Tiers’ dress](https://democracyproject.us16.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c73e3fe9e4a0d897f8fa2746e&id=169bb44a17&e=6e01c7a847&ref=goodoil.news)